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Jamie Raskin: “But it's up to them. We agree under the First Amendment, they define their religion any way they want.”

On the recordMay 3, 2017
But it's up to them. We agree under the First Amendment, they define their religion any way they want.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Raskin discusses the implications of the First Amendment on religious definitions and political funding.

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